BDPA New Jersey chapterpast presidentCoram Rimesserves
as commissioner for the Orange (NJ) Housing Authority.He was recently
recognized by the National League of Cities (NLC) for reaching the Platinum
level in its Certificate of Achievement in Leadership program.This is a
certification level reached by only a few NLC members since its inception in
1999.

NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages,
representing more than 218 million Americans. As part of the NLC mission to
create stronger communities, the Leadership Training Institute provides local
officials, like Coram, with the professional development opportunities to assist
then in promoting positive change and innovation within their communities. At
the same time, seminars are designed to explore the nature and practice of local
governmental leadership.

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is proud to
learn that 2-time national BDPA High School Computer Competition (HSCC)
championJames Aramais using hisJesse Bemley Scholarshipto help fund his
freshman year at Marist College. James is studying computer science and software
development at Marist College, as well as applying his knowledge tohis own
entrepreneurial venture.

We asked James to share his thoughts
about his experiences as a member of theBDPA Southern Minnesota chapter.

There are many members, officers and leaders around the
country who are volunteering their time, talent and energy to support the growth
ofBDPA. This blog plans to take some time to ask these folks about their
thoughts about past, present and future of BDPA.

Dalric Webb, an Engineering Information Technology manager at GE Aviation,
recently joined the leadership teamofBDPA Cincinnatias the chapter's
VP-Membership Management. Dalric is an MCSE+I and received his undergraduate
degree in Computer Science from Hampton University, his Masters in Information
Technology from Capella University, and his MBA with a concentration in
Information Management from Grantham University. BDPA expects Dalric to provide
the leadership and inspiration necessary to grow the membership ofa chapter
with a rich BDPA history.

Dalric shared some of his thoughts on
BDPA with us in the followingTake Five interview.

Computer Resource Solutions has changed its corporate
identity toThe CRS Group. This change coincides with the development of
several new and enhanced service offerings and capabilities of the firm, which
will have a name that embraces a more global service offering.

CRS is also committed to enhancing the education of youth
within the technology spectrum and has partnered with a variety of community
organizations to support their goals. In addition to being involved in such
organizations, CRS has been a proud sponsor ofBDPA Chicagofor their various
initiatives for over 15 years. CRS employees are also active members of BDPA
Chicago's Corporate Advisory Council.

As expected, Microsoft released a record-breaking, massive
number of patches today that affects all versions of Windows and Office --
including its cloud apps -- and addresses some long-standing holes that hackers
have been exploiting in the wild.

By the numbers: 17 security bulletins fix a whopping 64
holes. These include nine critical patches and eight important. Of the critical
patches, five of them have the highest "exploitability index" rating of 1,
meaning that the risk of attack is high and the impact of being pwned is also
high. Today's Patch Tuesday is a record-breaker in the number of holes fixed. In
December, 2010, Microsoft released 17 patches, too, but these fixed a total of
40 holes.

Affected software runs the gamut. There are patches for all
supported versions of Windows, including XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server
2008 R2 and even the non-GUI WS2008 Server Core version.

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is that we must share what we know with others so we can all grow and prosper.